Flambeau Mission Church

Flambeau Mission Church
Nearest city Ladysmith, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°18′8″N 91°11′55″W / 45.30222°N 91.19861°WCoordinates: 45°18′8″N 91°11′55″W / 45.30222°N 91.19861°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1884
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79000113[1]
Added to NRHP August 7, 1979

The Flambeau Mission Church (also known as St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church) is a historic church south of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States. The church was the first church in Rusk County, built just below the junction of the Chippewa and Flambeau Rivers in 1882 to serve the French and Indian community called Flambeau Farms.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Fr. Robert M. Urban (1983). History of Rusk County Wisconsin. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company. pp. 51–52.